1978 MLB season (Jayverse)
The 1978 MLB Season is the 78th Season for Major League Baseball
Expanding to 48 Teams
Major League Baseball added 8 more teams in 1978 with American League expanding to Mexico for the first time as the Mexico City Diablos Rojos will play in the AL South but on a Surprise move the American League added a 3rd team in Chicago, IL to be called the Chicago Hitmen to the AL Central however the AL East added a team in Richmond, VA to be called the Generals and the AL West expanded to Reno, NV and will be called the Silver Sox as for the National League they've added 2 new teams in Canada with the Montreal Expos to the East and the Calgary Wranglers to the West to top it off the NL North expanded to Fargo, ND (Fargo RedHawks) and a Teams from Texas to the NL South as the San Antonio Missions joined in.
Top Rookie Draft Selections
Paul Assenmacher (RP) - Atlanta Braves
Jose DeLeon (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Mike Diaz (C) - Chicago Cubs
Ken Dixon (SP) - Baltimore Orioles
Nick Dowell (RP) - Charlotte Bobcats
Nick Esasky (3B) - Cincinnati Reds
Ty Gainey (CF) - Houston Astros
Jason Hankins (SP) - Brooklyn Dodgers
Rob Murphy (RP) - Cincinnati Reds
Tim Pyznarski (1B) - Oakland Panthers
Cal Ripken, Jr. (SS) - Baltimore Orioles
Mickey Tettleton (C) - Detroit Tigers
Fernando Valenzuela (RP) - Los Angeles Knights
Frank Viola (SP) - Minnesota Twins
Gene Walter (RP) - San Diego Padres
Darrell Whitaker (RP) - Oklahoma City 89ers
Curt Young (SP) - Oakland Panthers
Tom Brunansky (CF) - Minnesota Twins
Terry Clark (RP) - Los Angeles Angels
John Costello (RP) - St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Deshaies (SP) - Houston Astros
Kelly Downs (SP) - San Francisco Seals
John Duffy (RP) - Birmingham Barons
David Eichhorn (RP) - San Antonio Missions
Jon Girard (CL) - Seattle Pilots
Justin Ippolito (SP) - New Orleans Pelicans
Jeff Jones (1B) - Cincinnati Reds
Josh McKinley (SP) - Miami Athletics
Final Standings
AL East: New York Yankees (101-59), Boston Red Sox (88-72), Baltimore Orioles (88-72), Toronto Blue Jays (75-85), Buffalo Bisons (71-89), Richmond Generals (66-94)
AL Central: Chicago White Sox (103-57), Kansas City Monarchs (92-68), Cleveland Buckeyes (86-74), Detroit Tigers (81-79), Iowa Oaks (70-90), Chicago Hitmen (59-101)
AL South: New Orleans Pelicans (95-65), Oklahoma City 89ers (87-73), Houston Astros (75-85), Miami Athletics (74-86), Dallas Rangers (72-88), Mexico City Diablos Rojos (63-97)
AL West: Los Angeles Angels (103-57), San Francisco Seals (99-61), Seattle Pilots (93-67), Portland Beavers (77-83), Vancouver Mounties (56-104), Reno Silver Sox (46-114)
NL East: New York Giants (107-53), Pittsburgh Pirates (96-64), Philadelphia Phillies (96-64), Brooklyn Dodgers (76-84), Montreal Expos (71-89), Washington Nationals (63-97)
NL North: Cincinnati Reds (107-53), Chicago Cubs (99-61), Milwaukee Brewers (95-65), Minnesota Twins (92-68), Columbus Explorers (68-92), Fargo Redhawks (58-102)
NL South: St. Louis Cardinals (104-56), Atlanta Braves (89-71), San Antonio Missions (65-95), Tampa Bay Rays (62-98), Birmingham Barons (59-101), Charlotte Bobcats (59-101)
NL West: Las Vegas Blackjack 21's (95-65), San Diego Padres (83-77), Los Angeles Knights (81-79), Denver Rockies (78-82), Oakland Panthers (73-87), Calgary Wranglers (44-116)
ALSF: New Orleans def. LA Angels 3-2, NY Yankees def. Chicago WS 3-2
NLSF: NY Giants def. Las Vegas 3-2, Cincinnati def. St. Louis 3-0
ALCS: New Orleans def. NY Yankees 4-3
NLCS: Cincinnati def. NY Giants 4-1
WS: New Orleans def. Cincinnati 4-2
League Leaders
Batting Average - Morris Nettle (Boston) .377
Home Runs - Jim Rice (Boston) $1
RBI - Jim Rice (Boston) 148
Stolen Bases - Morris Nettles (Boston) 58
OBP + Slugging % - Dave Revering (Cincinnati) 1.019
ERA - Brian Perry (NY Yankees) 1.24
Wins - Brian Perry (NY Yankees) 25
Strikeouts - John Henry Johnson (Atlanta) 253